Nippers
Pronunciation : Nip"pers
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From 2d Nip.]
Definition : 1. Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.
2. (Mach.)
Defn: A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913